2012 Milestones (And Beyond): Home Runs

January 14, 2012 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment

Depending on which camp you’re in, 2012 will either tickle you pink or make you throw up in your mouth. With 629 home runs already under his belt, Alex Rodriguez is only one away from tying former teammate Ken Griffey Jr. at 630 and 31 away from catching Willie Mays for fourth place on the […]

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The Favorite Toy and…Babe Ruth

November 30, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 3 Comments

With the 2011 season still a few months away, I thought it was too early to bust out The Favorite Toy to determine what milestones we might see next year, so I thought I’d go retro and look at some of the game’s greats, not-so-greats and what-might-have-beens to see what odds The Favorite Toy gave […]

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